Nature

Despite their importance to water security and their legal protection, diffuse seeps—which are primarily responsible for the formation of wetlands in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna biome—continue to be systematically neglected by public policies, environmental consultants, rural […]

Australia’s black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) has spread across South Africa, taking over millions of hectares of land and pushing indigenous plants aside. Economist Saul Ngarava researches agriculture and the connection between water, energy, food, […]

When the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans gets caught by its fungal predator Arthrobotrys oligospora, it doesn’t just wriggle endlessly—it suddenly “freezes,” stopping all movement and feeding as if going into a deep rest.This post was […]

When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived in my region were nowhere to be found.This post was originally published on […]

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant’s own growth and development but are also channeled to the […]

As climate change drives earlier spring conditions in the Arctic, bird species that travel there to breed there are under pressure to migrate faster. A new study led by researchers from the University of Amsterdam […]

In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast distances each night, pollinating flowers and spreading seeds far and wide.This post was originally published on this […]

Whale watching is a popular pastime on coastlines around the world. Cetaceans like blue whales, humpbacks, and orcas can be seen in the wild, and their characteristics are well categorized in science and popular culture. […]

On a blast furnace of an August day in Georgia’s southernmost county, Joe Hopkins gripped the steering wheel to steady his truck on the sandy road.This post was originally published on this site

When an opposition group fell far short of the signatures needed to bring Colorado’s wolf reintroduction to another statewide vote, it was just the latest failed attempt to stop or pause the voter-mandated initiative.This post […]